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John Merriam, Jr

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Death: May 26, 1772 (74)
Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: Meriden, New Haven, CT, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Merriam and Rebecca Merriam
Husband of Mary Merriam (Merriman) and Hannah Merriam
Father of Sarah Merriam; Jesse Merriam, Sr.; John Merriam and Burrage Merriam
Brother of Baby Boy Merriam; Nathaniel Merriam; William Merriam; Rebecca Ives; Joseph Merriam and 4 others

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About John Merriam, Jr

Birth: Oct. 26, 1697 Lynn Essex County Massachusetts, USA Death: May 26, 1772 New Haven County Connecticut, USA

Fourth child of John and Rebecca Sharp Merriam. He married Mary Merriman Apr 21, 1725 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT. Mary was born Mar 15, 1705 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT. Mary was the daughter of John Merriman and Elizabeth Peck. Mary died May 23, 1732 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT, at 27 years of age.

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Parents:
 John Merriam (1671 - 1754)
 Rebecca Sharp Merriam (1671 - 1751)
Spouses:
 Mary Merriam Merriam (1705 - 1732)*
 Mary Burrage Merriam (1700 - 1756)*
Siblings:
 Nathaniel Merriam (1696 - 1775)*
 John Merriam (1697 - 1772)
 William Merriam (1700 - 1751)*
 Joseph Merriam (1704 - 1752)*
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Inscription: in ye 75 year of his Age. Let not the dead forgotten lie Remember friends that you must die.

Note: from "A Century of Meriden" 1906

Burial: Broad Street Cemetery Meriden New Haven County Connecticut, USA

Created by: Jan Franco Record added: Feb 07, 2002 Find A Grave Memorial# 6161496



Wife 1) Mary Merriam Merriam, granddaughter of Lt. Nathaniel Merriam, by his son John. April 21, 1725.

Wife 2) Mary Burrage Merriam, Nov. 22, 1732

Wife 3) Hannah Ives Merriam

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John Merriam, Jr's Timeline

1697
October 26, 1697
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
1726
April 9, 1726
Wallingford, New Haven, CT, USA
1728
January 21, 1728
Wallingford, New Haven, CT
1730
May 8, 1730
Wallingford, New Haven, CT, USA
1772
May 26, 1772
Age 74
Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
1941
November 22, 1941
Age 74
November 22, 1941
Age 74
November 22, 1941
Age 74
1942
May 21, 1942
Age 74